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Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… cell chlor-alkali facilities will have to be phased out by 2025. Decommissioning these facilities will generate … compound that was intentionally added” (Article 2(f)). PHASING OUT OF MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS For the products listed … exemptions will apply after 2030 (Article 6, paragraph 9). PHASING DOWN OF MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS For the products …
Ratification and Implementation Guidelines
… Article 4: Mercury-Added Products (MAPs) MAPs Phased Out Under the Convention Products Excluded from Phase Out Requirements Alternative Method for Addressing Mercury in … may be a good way to focus national efforts to start phasing down amalgam. This measure could ef- fectively …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… and elaborates concrete cross-cutting activities carried out by work groups . In Venezuela, a Presidential Commission … IV 132,347 Institutional strengthening — Phase V 132,347 Phasing out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) at refrigeration plant of “Frinko” 1,081,724 Phasing out of CFC-11 from flexible slabstock foam …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… Assembly. | 4 was provided with a detailed mandate setting out specific issues to be covered in the text of the … and releases of mercury and mercury compounds and it sets out a range of measures to meet that objective. These include … or (ii) Environmentally sound interim storage as set out in Article 10; or (b) To a non-Party that has provided …
The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… consensus positions, which – to a great extent – set out the unique personality of the legally binding agreement. … With the aim of phasing out the use of mercury in hospitals, the NGO Health … issues. Other challenges related to mercury include phasing it out from certain products and processes, such as …
Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… submit a general notification to the Secretariat setting out the terms and conditions of its consents. The Secretariat … products (Article 4) Part I of Annex A schedules the phase-out by 2020 of several mercury-added products. The list … may register for one or more exemptions from the phase-out dates listed in Annex A. An review of Annex A is required …
Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… that a special effort may sometimes be needed to phase out certain chemicals for specific uses and seeks to ensure … that a special effort may sometimes be needed to phase out certain chemicals for specific uses and seeks to ensure … but gives countries until 2025 to take action to phase out the use of equipment containing PCBs. The recovered PCBs …
Acting Now!
… work areas of the Partnership have business plans setting out objectives, targets and priorities for action. The … States Environmental Protection Agency Objective: Phase out mercury in products and eliminate releases during product … dental recyclers and national authorities shows that phasing down dental amalgam will require: • Raising awareness …
Moving towards effective implementation
… and releases of mercury • Definitions (article 2) – sets out definitions used in more than one Article of the … products in part 1 of Annex A after the phase out date Under certain conditions (de minimis level), … in process listed in part 1 of Annex B after the phase out date Parties shall take measures to restrict the use of …
At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury
… on mercury supply sources and trade (Article 3) Phase-out and phase-down of mercury use in products and processes … towards more defined targets, for example shifting from phasing down a mercury-added product to phasing out with a date. There are indeed provisions for the …